Richard J. Helferich is the sole inventor of all of the patents in the HPL patent portfolio and has over 30 years of experience in the development of innovative products and services for the wireless communications industry. He is a prolific inventor in the field, and his patents have formed the basis of several companies.

In 1999, Mr. Helferich and his business partner, Martin A. Schwartz founded Wireless2Web to develop, market, and provide advanced mobile, wireless, and internet solutions for the messaging and entertainment industries. Mr. Helferich and Mr. Schwartz also founded a sister company, Wireless Science, LLC, to develop, manage, and license Mr. Helferich’s many inventions. Wireless2Web developed and grew its businesses in competition with major technology companies (and, at one point, had more than thirty-five thousand subscribers).